Firefighters: Duplex Fire Is Suspicious
Duplex On Cohn Street Near Petty Street Was Vacant
POSTED: Thursday, March 11, 2010
UPDATED: 4:34 pm CST March 11, 2010
HOUSTON -- Investigators are looking into a fire at a vacant duplex, KPRC Local 2 reported.
A duplex in on Cohen Street near Petty Street broke out at about 1 a.m.Firefighters said they noticed there was something lit in the back corner of the home.Relatives of the owner of the duplex said the building was being renovated.Residents said they're worried the fire could be connected to a string of arson fires in the Heights."I think it's just someone who want to look at fires and they're just doing it for fun," neighbor Elba Pagoaga said.Investigators have not said if this fire is connected to the arsons.
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Previous Stories:
- February 11, 2010: Heights Arsonist Pleads Guilty
- January 12, 2010: Heights House Catches Fire
- December 31, 2009: Man Wanted In Heights Arson Fires
- December 9, 2009: Heights Home Catches Fire Twice
- December 4, 2009: 2-Alarm Fire Burns In Heights Area
- November 24, 2009: Latest Heights Fire Not Arson
- November 19, 2009: Heights Home Catches Fire
- November 16, 2009: Heights Arson Suspect In Court
- November 16, 2009: Arrest Made In Heights Fire
- November 12, 2009: Serial Arsonist Strikes Again?
- October 29, 2009: Another Suspicious Fire In Heights
- October 21, 2009: 2 More Suspicious Fires In Heights
- October 13, 2009: 15th Suspicious Fire In Heights
- October 11, 2009: 2 Arrested Not Tied To Serial Fires
- October 2, 2009: Serial Heights Arsonist Strikes Again?
- September 22, 2009: Heights Home Catches Fire
- September 17, 2009: Serial Arsonist Strikes Again?
- September 14, 2009: Serial Arsonist Strikes 9th Time?
- September 9, 2009: HFD: Arsonist Sets 8 Fires In Heights
- August 31, 2009: Heights House Fire Suspicious
- August 19, 2009: Suspicious Fire Reported In Heights
- August 17, 2009: Duplex Torn Down After 3 Fires
- August 16, 2009: Arson Suspected In Heights Fires
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